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Outlook Express does not have a calendar, nor does it have an add-on to perform that function.
Does Outlook Express have a Calendar?
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In a word, no.
And unfortunately, it gets even a little worse than that.
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There's not even an add-on to perform the function that I'm aware of. As I discussed "How do Outlook and Outlook Express Relate?", Outlook Express wasn't really designed to support add-ons, calendar or otherwise. If you don't like Outlook (which does have a calendar, and much more), my recommendation is to find a separate, stand-alone calendaring or personal information management package to run in addition to Outlook Express.
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I use Thunderbird at home. (I am stuck with MS products at work). Thunderbird has Lightning (a plug-in) which I have started using and LOVE. My wife uses Outlook at work and said that Lightning seems to do everything Outlook does. I'm sure there are differences, but at first glance, it seems great.
Not to bash MS just for the sake of it, but MS really is more interested in rushing buggy products to the market so they can increase their profits. I like Mozilla and other Open Source products because they are interested in supplying a good product, not the bottom line for some investors.
Posted by: CJP at October 14, 2008 9:05 AMI used to think that open source was the way to go. After many years of using open source though, I realized that for profit software almost always out performs the free stuff. I equate open source with third party political candidates however. Even though we know they wont win, they force the major players to intergrate some of thier party's platforms into thier own in order to gain more support. Thunderbird/Firefox are not better than E/outlook, but they do make E/outlook better programs and thus have value
Posted by: PB at January 25, 2009 12:19 PMIt really depends on how heavily you use the programs. Some people only get a few emails a day and don't need a calendar. For them, Thunderbird is great. Openoffice is perfect for a letter or a poster or the kind of casual use that most users do, same with Openoffice Calc, it is a fine spreadsheet for the checkbook balancing most people do. For a quick crop and adjust colors on an image, Picasa is perfect.
Posted by: MartinG at April 17, 2009 9:52 PMThere is no need to spend a hundred or more on commercial software unless you really use that type of software very heavily. Most users do not.
Very helpful article - I was similar to the OP - I use the full Outlook at work, found the calendar handy and wasn't sure if OE had it or not.
Sunbird looks great and very similar to the calendar in Outlook - and I trust Mozilla - thanks for linking to it.
I also previously used the calendar in Microsoft Works 6.0, which works but is a bit basic and not freeware (although likely less $$$ than office). There are also a lot of options if you search for Calendar Freeware - although I'm pretty sure I'll be happy with Sunbird.
Posted by: Tiger-Heli at October 7, 2009 5:14 AMAs others have posted, I've made the mistake of presuming Outlook Express would have Calendar and Tasks functionality. My specific need is to synch and back-up my SonyEricsson mobile with Contacts/Calendar/Tasks - is there any FREE software that will perform this well like I was able to with full Outlook?
Posted by: steve at October 14, 2009 2:47 PM